Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-04
Trotting and Pacing.

SAN Francisco, April 3d.-At the Bay
District track, on Saturday, there was much
interest taken in the 2:1S trot betweet 0. A.
Hickok's Arab, w. II. Crawford's Charlie
Hilton and Van Ness J. Q. (the two latter
being Eastern horses. The California
horse Arab won the second, third and
fourth heats, in 2:20f, 2:202 and 2:2S1.
Hilton won the first heat in 2:234.
After this there was a pacing race be-
tween Chapman, Johnny Wiegel, Belle r.
and Alice II. Chapman was the winner,
the fastest heat being made in 2:261.
As Stale as a Minstrel Joke.
SAN Francisco, April 3d-[Special. I'm
a barn on the old Mission road to-day
fight with skin gloves for purse of 5000
took place between two local pugilists-
Mike Brennan and Jack McCauley. The
fight lasted for seventeen rounds and was
hotly contested, both men being badly
punished. The fight was delared a draw
Reported Silver Discovery.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, April 3d-A rich dis
covery of silver is reported to have been
lately made in San Jose range, in this
county. The exact location OF the find,
however, is jealousy guarded from the
public.
G. a. w. Griswold, General Inspector of
the Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy Railroad,
arrived here this morning. His presence
has set railroad speculations rife. and the
impression is abroad that there is some
thing in the wind.
Suicide of Bigamist.
RIVERSIDE, April 3d-Theodore Keil-
gass, a German, and freight agent of the
r. S. S. A. and L. A. Railroad, at this
place, committed suicide yesterday by
blowing his brains out with a revolver in
the depot. He went under the name of
John Klein, and he was recently married
here to Miss Sparks, but upon his person
was found writing that read : In case of
my sudden death, write my WIFE Elizabeth
Keilgass, Dantzig, Germany"
Searching for a Murderer.
SAN LUIS 0BIsPo April 3d.-Sheriff
Haines, of Napa, and Sheriff Parker, of
Tdlare, are searching the Lapansa region
in this county for Pete 0lsten, the Napa
murderer. A man answering Olsten's de-
scription was seen several days ago in that
section. The Lapansa is an excellent hid
ing place, being a semi-wilderness, and in
early days was the retreat of Joaquin
Murrietta, Jack Powers and others of that
kind.
Escaped Convict Caught.
MERGED, April 3d.-Charles Aros, the
escaped convict, who broke out of the
Merced Jail few weeks ago, was arrested
in the barn of Mrs. DoWst, where lie was
hiding in company with Al. Dowst. He
is now in jail.
Increase in Land Sales About OrovilIe
ORoyILLE, April 3d.-Our citrus and land
boom still continues. Quito number of
sales of land were made in this vicinity
within the last few days. The fees of our
Recorders office last month were nearly
$500, which is much above the average.
Heavy Sentence.
ORovILLE, April 3d.-George West pre-
viously convicted of assault with a deadly
weapon on Henry Weyman, of this place,
was last evening sentenced by Judge Van
Fleet of Sacramento, who tried the case
for Judge Freer, to fourteen years in San
Quentin.
Matters in Sonoma.
PETALUMA, April 3d.-The Board of
Trade held their first annual meeting last
evening, electing all the first Directors ex-
cept two. The proposition of the Sebasto-
pol people to join in building a railroad
from that place to tide-water met with en-
thusiastic cooperation. The Board unani-
mously agreed to assist, and promised
500, GOO in stock.
Possible Mistake.
REDWOOD CITY, April 3d.-A man sup
posed to be Pat Hanley was taken to the
city yesterday, and he is now thought to
be the late steward of the British ship St.
George